Prison Fellowship
Founded | 1976 |
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Founder | Chuck Colson |
Focus | Prison outreach |
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Key people | Chuck Colson, James J. Ackerman |
Slogan | Remember those in prison |
Website | http://www.prisonfellowship.org |
Prison Fellowship was founded in 1976 by Charles Colson, a former aide to President Nixon who served a seven-month sentence for a Watergate-related crime. Today, the Christian nonprofit is the nation's largest outreach to prisoners, former prisoners, and their families, and a leading advocate for criminal justice reform. Prison Fellowship brings restoration to those affected by crime and incarceration in all 50 states by facilitating prisoners' transformation, supporting prisoners' families and returning citizens, and advocating for a criminal justice system that reflects the God-given dignity and potential of each life. Through an awakening to new hope and life purpose, those who once broke the law are transformed and mobilized to serve their community, replacing the cycle of crime with a cycle of renewal.[1][2]
Leadership
Charles Colson founded Prison Fellowship in 1976 after spending 7 months in prison for obstruction of justice and becoming a born again Christian. Prison Fellowship works in more than 1,400 correctional facilities throughout the United States.
Angel Tree
Angel Tree is a program of Prison Fellowship that serves incarcerated parents by mobilizing the church to share the love of Christ with their children and families.[3] Every Christmas, Angel Tree mobilizes the church to minister to the 2.7 million children of prisoners by delivering a gift and the Gospel message on behalf of their incarcerated parents. In addition, partner churches meet the physical, emotional, and spiritual needs prisoners’ families through year-round ministry such as camping and mentoring. Through these partnerships, Angel Tree provides a pathway for strengthening and restoring prisoners’ relationships with their children and families.
References
- ↑ "Prison Fellowship: Redeeming Prisoners Through Christ". Prison Fellowship. Retrieved 2015-12-17.
- ↑ ACA Corrections Marketplace
- ↑ "Angel Tree Christmas - Prison Fellowship". Prison Fellowship. Retrieved 2015-12-17.
External links
- Prison Fellowship
- Turner, Allan. "Evangelist group plans to visit every prison in nation Evangelists targeting inmates Group plans to visit each prison in the nation in the next six years." Houston Chronicle. Saturday October 2, 2004.
- ACA Corrections Marketplace